United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [7]: Gil Shaham (violin), Akira Eguchi (piano). Harris Concert Hall, Aspen. (HS)
Violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi deliver a Beethoven sonata cycle for the ages in Aspen
Festivals
Iolanthe at Buxton: Westminster’s politicians are taught a lesson
United Kingdom Buxton International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [3] – Iolanthe: Soloists of Charles Court Opera, National Festival Orchestra / David Eaton (conductor). Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 7.8.2026. (RW)
Youthful vitality, Vilde Frang, and Salonen’s all-encompassing technique made for a memorable Prom
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [14] – Salonen Conducts 20th-Century Classics: Vilde Frang (violin), Juilliard Orchestra, Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 10.8.2026. (CC)
Currentzis, Grigorian and Tetelman overcome Carrizo’s choreographic oddities in Salzburg’s Carmen
Austria Salzburg Festival 2026 [1] – Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Utopia Choir (chorus master: Vitaly Polonsky), Salzburg Bach Choir (chorus master: Michael Schneider), Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor (chorus masters: Wolfgang Götz, Regina Sgier), Utopia Orchestra / Teodor Currentzis (conductor). Filmed (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, on 8.8.2026 and streamed on STAGE+ on 9.8.2026. (JPr)
Stunning singing from opera stars and a South African cellist in Aspen
United States Aspen Music Festival 2026 [6]: Harris Concert Hall, Klein Music Tent, Aspen. (HS)
Ruddigore at Buxton: A pretty setting for much elegant singing
United Kingdom Buxton International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [2] – Ruddigore: Soloists and Chorus of Peak Opera, National Festival Orchestra / Dave Anstice-Pim (conductor). Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire 6.8.2026. (RW)
The Mikado at Buxton: three encores hold the audience’s attention
United Kingdom Buxton International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival [1] – The Mikado: Soloists and Chorus of the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, National Festival Orchestra / John Andrews (conductor). Buxton Opera House, Derbyshire, 5.8.2026. (RW)
A thrilling Symphonie fantastique at the Proms from the National Youth Orchestra and Thomas Adès
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2026 [13] – Liszt, Adès, and Berlioz: National Youth Orchestra / Thomas Adès (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2026. (MB)
